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expense_n and_o exaction_n be_v infinite_a young_a constantine_n 24._o lact._n ibid._n 24._o the_o son_n of_o constantius_n chlorus_n make_v himself_o famous_a but_o he_o find_v himself_o in_o the_o hand_n of_o galerius_n every_o day_n that_o emperor_n be_v jealous_a of_o his_o grow_a glory_n expose_v he_o to_o new_a peril_n he_o be_v in_o a_o way_n of_o sport_n to_o fight_v with_o wild_a beat_v but_o yet_o they_o wre_v not_o so_o much_o to_o be_v fear_v as_o galerius_n constantine_n get_v safe_a out_o of_o his_o hand_n find_v his_o father_n just_a expire_a about_o that_o year_n of_o j._n c._n 306_o time_n maxentius_n the_o son_n of_o maximian_n and_o galerius_n his_o son-in-law_n make_v himself_o emperor_n notwithstanding_o the_o opposition_n of_o his_o father-in-law_n and_o intestine_a division_n be_v accumulate_v to_o the_o other_o evil_n of_o state_n the_o image_n of_o constantine_n who_o be_v now_o come_v to_o be_v his_o father_n successor_n be_v carry_v according_a to_o the_o 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time_n to_o fortify_v himself_o against_o galerius_n he_o give_v his_o daughter_n fausta_n to_o constantine_n in_o marriage_n 32._o lact._n ibid._n 28_o 29_o 30_o 31_o 32._o galerius_n also_o stand_v in_o need_n of_o a_o support_n after_o the_o death_n of_o severus_n which_o make_v he_o resolve_v to_o name_n licinius_n emperor_n but_o that_o choice_n do_v grievous_o vex_v maximin_n who_o be_v in_o the_o quality_n of_o a_o cesar_n think_v himself_o near_a to_o the_o supreme_a honour_n there_o be_v nothing_o can_v persuade_v he_o to_o submit_v himself_o to_o licinius_n so_o that_o he_o become_v independent_a in_o the_o east_n there_o be_v scarce_o any_o thing_n remain_v to_o galerius_n but_o illyria_n whither_o he_o have_v make_v his_o retreat_n after_o he_o have_v be_v drive_v out_o of_o italy_n the_o rest_n of_o the_o west_n be_v obedient_a to_o maximian_n to_o his_o son_n maxentius_n and_o to_o his_o son-in-law_n constantine_n but_o he_o will_v no_o long_o have_v his_o son_n to_o be_v his_o companion_n in_o the_o empire_n but_o stranger_n he_o endeavour_v to_o banish_v his_o son_n maxentius_n from_o rome_n who_o banish_v himself_o from_o thence_o and_o constantine_n that_o receive_v he_o among_o the_o gaul_n find_v he_o no_o less_o perfidious_a after_o diverse_a year_n of_o j._n c._n 310_o attempt_n maximian_n make_v one_o and_o it_o be_v the_o last_o conspiracy_n in_o which_o he_o think_v he_o have_v engage_v his_o daughter_n fausta_n against_o her_o husband_n but_o she_o deceive_v he_o and_o maximian_n who_o do_v real_o believe_v he_o have_v kill_v constantine_n when_o he_o have_v only_o kill_v the_o eunuch_n who_o she_o have_v cause_v to_o lie_v in_o his_o bed_n be_v force_v in_o his_o own_o defence_n to_o be_v a_o felo_fw-la de_fw-fr se_fw-la here_o be_v a_o new_a war_n kindle_v 43._o lact._n ib._n 42._o 43._o year_n of_o j._n c._n 312_o and_o maxentius_n under_o pretence_n of_o revenge_v his_o father_n declare_v against_o constantine_n who_o be_v march_v with_o 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